Among her late poems, Nukata no Okimi had Zotoka (poetry exchanged between a man and a woman) with Yuge no miko (Prince Yuge) when the Prince accompanied Empress Jito to Yoshino; judging by the period of the imperial visit, Nukata no Okimi would certainly have lived into her sixties. |
晩年の王の歌としては、持統天皇吉野行幸に際して弓削皇子と交わした贈答歌があり、行幸の時期から推測して60代頃までは確実に生存していたと推測される。 |